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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe RATP is procuring the supply and delivery of steel running rails measuring 230x140, grade S235J0, each 18 metres long and weighing 68.33 kg/m, as part of maintenance projects on the infrastructure of its metro network. The rails must meet RATP technical specification UV No. 15B and drawing no. 12237 for a symmetrical running rail profile. The contract is a single-award framework agreement with purchase orders, covering a minimum of 400 rails and a maximum of 1,200 rails. The supplier must carry out factory tests and controls with conformity documentation, temporary storage, packaging, loading with identified lifting points, transport, delivery to RATP sites, reception documentation and warranty of the supplies.
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 1 week ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €3.2M
- Median award
- €5.8M
- Middle half of past awards
- €4.3M to €10.6M
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Traverses - MAINTENANCES DES LIGNES METRO FOURNITURE ET LIVRAISON DE TRAVERSES BETON €4,000,000
- Pièces détachées pour locomotives ou matériel ferroviaire roulant, équipement de commande et de contrôle du trafic ferroviaire - FOURNITURE DE SEMELLES ACIERS POUR FROTTEURS NEGATIFS DESTINEES AU MATERIEL ROULANT FERROVIAIRE MP14 €2,447,250
- Équipement ferroviaire - Acquisition de systèmes à altimétrie variable pour assurer la maintenance des rames dans les ateliers de Saint Fargeau, Créteil et La Courneuve. €5,294,804
- Véhicules à moteur - Location Longue Durée de véhicules particuliers et prestations associées pour le groupe RATP €12,000,000
- Matériaux de construction ferroviaire et fournitures - Accord-cadre portant sur la distribution de Fournitures Industrielles €19,330,863
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileRATP
- notices in the register
- 367
- awards
- 110
- awarded in total
- €784.2M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 102
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
Based on 106 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFL; Legallais; Rubix France | 1 | €19.3M | Feb 2026 |
| ARVAL SERVICE LEASE | 1 | €12.0M | Apr 2026 |
| RAIL EUROPE SOLUTIONS; BARET | 1 | €6.4M | Dec 2025 |
| TUBESCA-COMABI | 1 | €5.3M | May 2026 |
| SATEBA; B-RAIL | 1 | €4.0M | Apr 2026 |
Based on 11 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
248 open tenders right now
- Health and social services - Medical home controls for insured persons of the RATP Social Insurance Coordination Fund (CCAS) 10 days left
- Railway traffic control software development services - Study, development, commissioning and deployment of a next-generation centralised control room core product (Coeur Produit PCC NG) No deadline published
- Specialised construction works - Framework agreement: masonry, painting, metalwork, plumbing and signage works on Paris metro line 14 structures No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 79% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,238
- median open notice
- €325,452
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,834
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,358 of 1,465
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,475
Based on 2,719 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 30.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 25%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 13%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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